Improve wxVariantDataSafeArray documentation

Improve the class description.

Mention that one needs to call wxAutomationObject::SetConvertVariantFlags()
with wxOleConvertVariant_ReturnSafeArrays to actually receive a
wxVariant with SAFEARRAY (if possible).

Make better use of now-documented wxSafeArray in the code examples.

Closes https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets/pull/1611
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@ -245,71 +245,115 @@ public:
/**
@class wxVariantDataSafeArray
This class represents a thin wrapper for Microsoft Windows @c SAFEARRAY type.
This class stores @c SAFEARRAY in a wxVariant. It can be used
to pass arrays having more than one dimension with wxAutomationObject methods.
It is used for converting between wxVariant and OLE @c VARIANT
with type set to @c VT_ARRAY, which has more than one dimension.
When wxVariant stores wxVariantDataSafeArray, it returns "safearray" as its type.
wxVariantDataSafeArray does NOT manage the @c SAFEARRAY it points to.
If you want to pass it to a wxAutomationObject as a parameter:
-# Assign a @c SAFEARRAY pointer to it and store it in a wxVariant.
-# Call the wxAutomationObject method (CallMethod(), SetProperty() or Invoke())
-# wxAutomationObject will destroy the array after the approapriate automation call.
-# Create and fill a @c SAFEARRAY.
-# Assign the @c SAFEARRAY pointer to it and store it in a wxVariant.
-# Call a wxAutomationObject method (such as CallMethod() or PutProperty()) with the wxVariant as a parameter.
-# wxAutomationObject will destroy the array after the automation call.
An example of creating a 2-dimensional @c SAFEARRAY containing VARIANTs
and storing it in a wxVariant
An example of creating a two-dimensional @c SAFEARRAY containing <tt>VARIANT</tt>s
and storing it in a wxVariant, using a utility class wxSafeArray<varType>.
@code
SAFEARRAYBOUND bounds[2]; // 2 dimensions
const size_t dimensions = 2;
const long rowCount = 1000;
const long columnCount = 20;
SAFEARRAYBOUND bounds[dimensions];
wxSafeArray<VT_VARIANT> safeArray;
unsigned rowCount = 1000;
unsigned colCount = 20;
bounds[0].lLbound = 0; // elements start at 0
bounds[0].cElements = rowCount;
bounds[1].lLbound = 0; // elements start at 0
bounds[1].cElements = colCount;
bounds[1].cElements = columnCount;
if ( !safeArray.Create(bounds, 2) )
if ( !safeArray.Create(bounds, dimensions) )
return false;
long indices[2];
long indices[dimensions];
for ( unsigned row = 0; row < rowCount; row++ )
for ( long row = 0; row < rowCount; ++row )
{
indices[0] = row;
for ( unsigned col = 0; col < colCount; col++ )
for ( long column = 0; column < columnCount; ++column )
{
indices[1] = col;
if ( !safeArray.SetElement(indices, wxString::Format("R%u C%u", row+1, col+1)) )
indices[1] = column;
if ( !safeArray.SetElement(indices, wxString::Format("R%u C%u", row, column)) )
return false;
}
}
range.PutProperty("Value", wxVariant(new wxVariantDataSafeArray(safeArray.Detach())));
@endcode
If you you received wxVariantDataSafeArray as a result of wxAutomationObject method call:
(1) Get the data out of the array.
(2) Destroy the array.
If you want to receive a @c SAFEARRAY in a wxVariant as a result of an wxAutomationObject
call:
-# Call wxAutomationObject::SetConvertVariantFlags() with parameter
::wxOleConvertVariant_ReturnSafeArrays (otherwise the data would be
sent as a flattened one-dimensional list).
-# Call a wxAutomationObject method (such as CallMethod() or GetProperty()).
-# Retrieve the @c SAFEARRAY from the returned wxVariant.
-# Process the data in the @c SAFEARRAY.
-# Destroy the @c SAFEARRAY when you no longer need it.
The following example shows how to process a two-dimensional @c SAFEARRAY
with @c VT_VARIANT type received from a wxAutomationObject call,
using a utility class wxSafeArray<varType>.
@code
const size_t dimensions = 2;
wxVariant result;
range.SetConvertVariantFlags(wxOleConvertVariant_ReturnSafeArrays);
result = range.GetProperty("Value");
if ( result.GetType() == "safearray" )
if ( !result.IsType("safearray") )
return false;
wxSafeArray<VT_VARIANT> safeArray;
wxVariantDataSafeArray* const
sa = wxStaticCastVariantData(result.GetData(), wxVariantDataSafeArray);
if ( !safeArray.Attach(sa->GetValue()) )
{
wxSafeArray<VT_VARIANT> safeArray;
wxVariantDataSafeArray* const
sa = wxStaticCastVariantData(variant.GetData(), wxVariantDataSafeArray);
if ( !safeArray.Attach(sa.GetValue() )
{
if ( !safeArray.HasArray() )
SafeArrayDestroy(sa.GetValue()); // we have to dispose the SAFEARRAY ourselves
return false;
}
// get the data from the SAFEARRAY using wxSafeArray::GetElement()
// SAFEARRAY will be disposed by safeArray's dtor
if ( !safeArray.HasArray() )
::SafeArrayDestroy(sa->GetValue()); // we have to dispose the SAFEARRAY ourselves
return false;
}
if ( safeArray.GetDim() != dimensions ) // we are expecting 2 dimensions
return false; // SAFEARRAY will be disposed by safeArray's dtor
long rowStart, columnStart;
long rowCount, columnCount;
long indices[dimensions];
wxVariant value;
// get start indices and item counts for rows and columns
safeArray.GetLBound(1, rowStart);
safeArray.GetLBound(2, columnStart);
safeArray.GetUBound(1, rowCount);
safeArray.GetUBound(2, columnCount);
for ( long row = rowStart; row <= rowCount; ++row )
{
indices[0] = row;
for ( long column = columnStart; column <= columnCount; ++column )
{
indices[1] = column;
if ( !safeArray.GetElement(indices, value) )
return false;
// do something with value
}
}
// SAFEARRAY will be disposed by safeArray's dtor
@endcode
@onlyfor{wxmsw}
@ -318,7 +362,7 @@ public:
@library{wxcore}
@category{data}
@see wxAutomationObject, wxVariant, wxVariantData, wxVariantDataErrorCode
@see wxAutomationObject, wxSafeArray<varType>, wxVariant, wxVariantData
@header{wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h}
*/